
Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cenotaph
- District
- Caradon
- Town
- Liskeard
- County
- Cornwall
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Post-1945 war or conflict
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 31 July 1921
Attended by: Surgeon Admiral Sir Arthur May
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 9309
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Current location
Castle Park
Castle St/ Castle Hill
Liskeard
Caradon
Cornwall
PL14 3AT
England
OS Grid Ref: SX 25342 64613
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Large, granite cenotaph on five stepped base. Wreath and sunken Maltese Cross on front/West face. WW1 and WW2 (including 4 from 1946) names are shown in 2 columns in raised black metal lettering on polished marble tablets attached to front face: commemoration is to the rear. There is one extra, post-1945 name on the left hand, North side
- Inscription
- Front (West Face) Roll of Honour/ (Names)/ 1914 - 1919/ (Names)/ 1939 1945/ Died on Active Service 1946/ (Names) Rear (East Face) In/ Everlasting memory/ of/ the men and women of Liskeard/ who fell in the/ Great Wars/ These died/ that you may live Left Side (North Face) - (Name) Died on Active Service
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 137
Served and returned: 0
Died: 137
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, initials
Order of information: Surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 37
Served and returned: 0
Died: 37
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, initials
Order of information: Surname - Post-1945 war or conflict
Total names on memorial: 5
Served and returned: 0
Died: 5
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname. initials
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Base
Measurements: width c4500mm
Materials: Granite - Cornish - Cenotaph
Measurements: height 5791mm, width 4267mm
Materials: Granite - Cornish
- Base
- Listing information
- WAR MEMORIAL
- Grade II
- This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- LISKEARD
- WMO ID: 114056
- Condition: Good [last updated on 07-10-2018]
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- Costs
Memorial: £750
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Public
- Reference
- War Memorials Trust WM593 www.warmemorials.org/search-grants/?gID=290
- Carter Postcard Collection
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